Despite the economic crunch, and the fall in the disposable income of the public, Nollywood, in comparative teams, remains a prolific movie production industry. Sales beyond Nigeria help cushion the effects of recession at home. The following is a sampling of 2017 productions and the main stars.
How did Nollywood start . A few young men who know something about drama team up with some traders who wanted to sell surplus video tapes. The rest is now history. Today, Nollywood makes over 1000 films a year, grosses more than $2.5billion dollars and employs over a million people, second largest employee after agriculture A remarkable feat of enterprise!